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by karthikpandian19 » Sat Jun 30, 2012 3:16 am
When scouts look for gymnasts to join their gymnastics teams, they often base their recruiting criteria on a gymnast's work ethic instead of his or her athletic ability. After all, even the most athletic gymnasts might not have the dedication required to succeed. Such recruiting criteria can be adjusted to minimize instances in which athletically gifted gymnasts are overlooked. These adjustments, however, increase the likelihood of recruiting unmotivated gymnasts.

Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?


(A) If scouts base their recruiting criteria mainly on athletic ability, they will not recruit any gymnasts who are both athletic and motivated.

(B) If the recruitment of unmotivated gymnasts is reliably prevented, some athletically gifted gymnasts will be overlooked.

(C) Basing recruiting criteria on work ethic is only appropriate when recruitment of unmotivated gymnasts is less of a problem than is overlooking athletically gifted gymnasts.

(D) No criteria-based, for example, on flexibility-are less likely than those based on work ethic to result in the recruitment of unathletic gymnasts.

(E) Scouts should consider the ratio of less athletic but highly motivated to athletic but less-motivated gymnasts they desire when adjusting their recruiting criteria.
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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:34 am
A - not true, if scouts focus only on athletic ability, they might overlook gymnasts who are motivated but not athletic

C - this sentence is self-contradictory, since work ethic is important when recruitment of unmotivated gymnasts is MORE of a problem

D - out of scope, probably there are other factors which if taken into consideration will result in the recruitment of unathletic gymnasts

E - scouts probably would like to hire athletes who are both athletic and motivated, thus such a ratio would not fulfill their expectations

B - correct, since it is highly probable that some athletic gymnasts are unmotivated
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by karthikpandian19 » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:30 pm
OA is B

OE is

The answer will be supported by the statements concerning the criteria for recruiting gymnasts. The final two statements describe a recruiting policy that minimizes the instances of overlooking athletic gymnasts, but increases the likelihood of recruiting unmotivated gymnasts. If fewer athletic gymnasts are overlooked, then unmotivated gymnasts are more likely to be recruited.

Choice B: The statement in this choice can be inferred using the contrapositive of the adjusted policy above: If unmotivated gymnasts are less likely to be recruited ("reliably prevented"), then more (at least "some") athletic gymnasts will be overlooked.

Choice A is extreme. While basing recruitment on athletic ability may result in fewer motivated gymnasts being recruited, there is no evidence to support the idea that none of the gymnasts will be both athletic and motivated.

Choice C is not supported; there is no information that defines the "problem" this option is referring to, nor can we infer when a recruiting policy is considered "appropriate."

There are no comparisons made between work ethic and other criteria, so choice D cannot be inferred.

The correlation between motivation and athletic ability as these qualities exist within single gymnasts is not discussed. Since gymnasts can be both highly motivated and athletic, choice E is out of scope.

Choice B is correct.



karthikpandian19 wrote:When scouts look for gymnasts to join their gymnastics teams, they often base their recruiting criteria on a gymnast's work ethic instead of his or her athletic ability. After all, even the most athletic gymnasts might not have the dedication required to succeed. Such recruiting criteria can be adjusted to minimize instances in which athletically gifted gymnasts are overlooked. These adjustments, however, increase the likelihood of recruiting unmotivated gymnasts.

Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?


(A) If scouts base their recruiting criteria mainly on athletic ability, they will not recruit any gymnasts who are both athletic and motivated.

(B) If the recruitment of unmotivated gymnasts is reliably prevented, some athletically gifted gymnasts will be overlooked.

(C) Basing recruiting criteria on work ethic is only appropriate when recruitment of unmotivated gymnasts is less of a problem than is overlooking athletically gifted gymnasts.

(D) No criteria-based, for example, on flexibility-are less likely than those based on work ethic to result in the recruitment of unathletic gymnasts.

(E) Scouts should consider the ratio of less athletic but highly motivated to athletic but less-motivated gymnasts they desire when adjusting their recruiting criteria.
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